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The database connector is a web application and can be deployed under any Servlet container. The connector relies on the JDBC API. You can use any relational database as long as you have a JDBC driver for that database.

The Database Connector can be configured to run in:

  • Any servlet container i.e. the frevvo tomcat bundle
  • Standalone mode - Cloud customers, who are integrating with their database in their on-premise installation, may prefer this mode as it eliminates the need to run a full application on their in-house server. This mode may also be helpful for in-house customers who want to run the connector on a different server than the installation.

The Database Connector requires a JDBC driver for your database. Some pre-installed drivers are included with the connector. See Install a JDBC driver to see if the driver for your database is provided.

The Database Connector contains a working sample Derby database with BIRT and MyStore query sets and some test data. This makes it very easy to test if the DB Connector is up and running when your installation is complete.

These instructions apply to Cloud and in-house customers.

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  1. Download the Database Connector.
  2. Unzip the database.zip file to a temporary location of your choice: e.g. c:\tmp. This will create a folder c:\tmp\database-connector-2.5.x. We'll refer to this directory as <db-tmp>
  3. Copy <db-tmp>\database-connector-2.5.x\database.war to <frevvo-home>\tomcat\webapps.
  4. Install the JDBC driver, if required

  5. Start the Insight server. and then start Live Forms.

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    The database.war does not extract after startup. You will not see a database subfolder in the <frevvo-home>\tomcat\webapps directory.

  6. Test the connector installation by copying this URL directly into your browser:

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  • <frevvo-home>/tomcat/lib if you are deploying the connector in the tomcat bundle

  • <directory where you unzipped the database zip file>\database-connector-2.5.x\lib

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    If you are running the Database Connector in Standalone mode, the MSSQL driver is embedded in the database.war. However, you MUST copy the sqljdbc.jar to the <frevvo-home>/tomcat/lib directory if you are deploying the connector in the tomcat bundle

It is also appropriate to copy the driver into any location that is in the CLASSPATH of your servlet container. In a tomcat installation another location would be <CATALINA_HOME>/lib.

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